"In Catching Light, Kathryn Stripling Byer searches for the language of aging, for a way of confronting every woman's fear of looking in the mirror and seeing an old woman staring back. Inspired by a series of photographs entitled "Evelyn" -- which depicts a former artist's model in her declining years, still full of life and facing death with flair and wit -- Byer finds a voice to contemplate the enigmatic but inevitable process of grow ..."
"The Girl in the Midst of the Harvest was the debut poetry collection for North Carolina's first woman Poet Laureate (2005-09), Kathryn Stripling Byer, and was published by Texas Tech Press in 1986 as part of the Associated Writing Programs Award Series, selected by John Frederick Nims, who said, "This is one of those rare books of poetry-earthy, sensuous, brave-spirited-that gives us the feeling of a full human life as vividly as a nove ..."
Descent(1st Edition) Poems von Kathryn Stripling Byer Paperback, 72 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2012 von Lsu Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8071-4750-4, ISBN: 0-8071-4750-8
Coming to Rest Poems von Kathryn Stripling Byer Paperback, 72 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2006 von Lsu Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8071-3135-0, ISBN: 0-8071-3135-0
Wildwood Flower(Reprint) Poems von Kathryn Stripling Byer Paperback, 68 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1992 von Lsu Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8071-1771-2, ISBN: 0-8071-1771-4
"In Wildflower Flower, whose title derives from a traditional country song, Byer speaks through the fictional voice of a mountain woman named Alma, who lived in the Blue Ridge wilderness around the turn of the century. In narrative and lyric, Byer’s poems sing a journey through solitude, capturing the spirit and the sound of mountain ballads and of the women who sang them, stitching bits and pieces of their hardscrabble lives into lastin ..."
"Georgia Voices Volume 3, Poetry, is the final anthology in a distinctive multivolume set of works by Georgia's most gifted writers. Offering selections from thirty-nine poets, Georgia Voices Volume 3 presents a variety of literary and cultural traditions. While the poems reflect the places and times of their origins, they also reveal the impact of today's global society in their diverse and contrasting themes. With myriad styles and voi ..."
"Georgia Voices Volume 3, Poetry, is the final anthology in a distinctive multivolume set of works by Georgia's most gifted writers. Offering selections from thirty-nine poets, Georgia Voices Volume 3 presents a variety of literary and cultural traditions. While the poems reflect the places and times of their origins, they also reveal the impact of today's global society in their diverse and contrasting themes. With myriad styles and voi ..."
Black shawl(1st Edition) poems von Kathryn Stripling Byer Paperback, 54 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1998 von Lsu Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8071-2251-8, ISBN: 0-8071-2251-3
Coming to Rest Poems von Kathryn Stripling Byer Hardcover, 63 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2006 von Louisiana State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8071-3134-3, ISBN: 0-8071-3134-2
"Poems Kathryn Stripling Byer. SCUPPERNONGS They ripened to myth on her
tongue, sweetness always beyond reach, out there at the edge of abandoned
farms, back in the thickets where no decent woman dared go. Not that she
scorned ..."
Black Shawl Poems von Kathryn Stripling Byer Hardcover, 53 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1998 von Louisiana State University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8071-2250-1, ISBN: 0-8071-2250-5
"1998 by Kathryn Stripling Byer All rights reserved Manufactured in the United
States of America First printing n7 n6 n5 n4 n3 n2 ... My thanks to James
Applewhite, Isabel '/uber, and my husband, Jim Byer, for their help in the
preparation of this ..."
Late Mowing(1st Edition) Poems and Essays von Stephen M. Holt Paperback, 96 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2000 von Jesse Stuart Foundation ISBN-13: 978-0-945084-87-7, ISBN: 0-945084-87-0
"Getting acquainted with local flora and fauna is the perfect way to begin to understand the wonder of nature. The natural environment of Southern Appalachia, with habitats that span the Blue Ridge to the Cumberland Plateau, is one of the most biodiverse on earth. A Literary Field Guide to Southern Appalachia―a hybrid literary and natural history anthology―showcases sixty of the many species indigenous to the region.Ecologically, cultura ..."
Wake von Kathryn Stripling Byer Paperback, 24 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2003 von Spring Street Editions ISBN-13: 978-0-9712046-1-4, ISBN: 0-9712046-1-6
"A collection of 12 poems written in the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist attacks by award-winning poet Kathryn Stripling Byer. This chapbook features handmade endpapers and a hand-sewn binding."
""Georgia Voices Volume 3, Poetry," is the final anthology in a distinctive multivolume set of works by Georgia's most gifted writers. Offering selections from thirty-nine poets, "Georgia Voices Volume 3" presents a variety of literary and cultural traditions. While the poems reflect the places and times of their origins, they also reveal the impact of today's global society in their diverse and contrasting themes. With myriad styles and ..."
Gatherings A Collection of North Carolina Poetry von Nc Poets, Kathryn Stripling Byer, KathrynByer Paperback, 48 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2001 von Spring Street Editions ISBN-13: 978-0-9712046-0-7, ISBN: 0-9712046-0-8
Descent Poems von Kathryn Stripling Byer 57 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2013 von Lsu Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8071-4751-1, ISBN: 0-8071-4751-6
"Ultimately, Descent creates a fragile reconciliation between past and present, calling over and over again to celebrate being, as in the book's closing manifesto, "Here. Where I am.""